Tie and brace for railway-rails.



E FOR RAILWAY RAILS. "APPLIQAT'IOR FILED mm; s, 1909.

Patented 35 10). 23, 1909.

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Obviously various changes may be 1. .d0 in the construction and arrangement of the parts Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is z- 1. A combined tie and trace for track rails, consisting of crossed interlocking members having transversely grooved end portions, corresponding faces of said members being in the same plane, the grooves of the corresponding ends being arranged in alinement, and a rail brace upstanding from each end portion of each member and adjacent the groove therein for contact with the outer face of the head of the rail seated within the groove, the opposite Wall of each roove being undercut for the reception of t e inner base-flange of a rail.

2. The combination with a recessed tie and rails secured upon the tie, of crossed menibcrs interlocking at an intermediate point and seated and secured within the recess in the tie, said members having transverse 

